Midsize Facilities: The Infrastructure for Materials Research

by Solid State Sciences Committee and National Research Council

Most of the instruments now used for materials research are too complex and expensive for individual investigators to own, operate, and maintain them. Consequently, they have become increasingly consolidated into multi-user, small to midsized research facilities, located at many sites around the country. The proliferation of these facilities, however, has drawn calls for a careful assessment of best principles for their operation. With support from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309097029
• ISBN13: 9780309097024
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 9.9"